What color is #956A5A?

#956A5A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956A5A?

The RGB value is 149, 106, 90: 149 red, 106 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956A5A?

The complementary color is #5A8595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956A5A color

#956A5A rgb(149, 106, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #956A5A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 41.6% green and 35.3% blue (149, 106, 90).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 40% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#956A5A color codes

HEX	`#956A5A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 106, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 41.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.81, 15.03, 15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.81, 21.81, 46.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.395, 17.437, 12.015)`
Decimal	`9792090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956A5A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #956A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #956A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956a5a; }
.text { color: #956a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 106 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956a5a, #95885a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #956A5A?: #956A5A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956A5A?: The RGB value is 149, 106, 90: 149 red, 106 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956A5A?: The complementary color is #5A8595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.